India’s AI boom will force companies to trade short-term profits with users
Tech giants’ efforts to accelerate AI adoption in India may be reaching a tipping point. Companies are ending free promotions in hopes of converting the world’s fourth-largest economy into paying subscribers. According to market intelligence firm Sensor Tower, India will become the world’s largest market for downloads of generated AI apps in 2025, widening the […]
Self-driving tech startup Wayve raises $1.2 billion from Nvidia, Uber and three automakers
Wayve’s self-driving technology has attracted a diverse group of investors in the company’s latest $1.2 billion funding round, including three automakers, top venture and institutional investors, and backers Microsoft, Nvidia, and Uber. Uber’s funding could reach $1.5 billion, with an additional $300 million conditional on the introduction of robot taxis starting in London. It seems […]
Apple rolls out age verification tools globally to comply with growing web of child safety laws
Apple is announcing new tools to help you comply with the growing number of age verification laws in the United States and abroad. As part of the changes, Apple will block downloads of 18+ apps in Brazil, Australia, and Singapore, as well as roll out other features to comply with U.S. laws in Utah and […]
‘One of the strangest things in the solar system’: James Webb telescope discovers widespread auroras stretching through Uranus’ atmosphere
Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have mapped Uranus’ mysterious upper atmosphere for the first time, revealing strange new features of the planet’s mysterious magnetic field and glowing auroras. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) observed Uranus’ rotation for 15 hours (almost a full day) to learn more about how the ice giant distributes […]
Humanity remains unfazed as the Pentagon escalates the AI debate
Anthropic has until Friday night to choose between giving the U.S. military unrestricted access to its AI models or face the consequences, Axios reports. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei during a Tuesday morning meeting that the Pentagon will either designate Anthropic as a “supply chain risk,” a designation typically reserved […]
Instagram chiefs pressured the company to delay the rollout of teen safety features such as a nude filter for an extended period of time, a court filing reveals.
Prosecutors in the case, which centered on whether social media apps like Instagram are addictive and harmful, wanted to know why it took Meta so long to roll out basic safety tools, such as a nude filter for private messages sent to teens. In April 2024, Meta introduced the ability to automatically blur explicit images […]
More startups than ever are reaching $10M ARR in 3 months
AI has brought about the rise of a new phenomenon in the startup world. It’s a startup that almost instantly reaches multi-million dollar ARR (Annual Recurring Revenue). There are many stories of founders growing their annual recurring revenue from zero to $10 million or even up to $100 million in a matter of months. To […]
Scientists discover genetic ‘switch’ in mice that turns caring fathers into violent beasts
At least in African striped rats, flipping a single gene switch can cause doting fathers to attack their offspring, a new study suggests. But genes themselves aren’t the only thing responsible for this switch from careful paternal behavior to aggressive paternity. Social conditions also influenced the behavior of male mice. The discovery could shed more […]
Treasury sanctions Russian zero-day broker for allegedly buying exploits stolen from US defense contractor
The US government on Tuesday announced sanctions against two companies that acquire and resell zero-day exploits, as well as their founders and their associates. U.S. Treasury officials told TechCrunch that the government is imposing sanctions on brokers of zero-days (software security vulnerabilities that are unknown to developers but can be exploited to hack people) because […]
A flaw in RoguePilot in GitHub codespaces could allow Copilot to leak GITHUB_TOKEN
A vulnerability in the GitHub code space could be exploited by a malicious actor to take control of a repository by injecting malicious Copilot instructions into GitHub issues. This artificial intelligence (AI)-powered vulnerability has been codenamed “RoguePilot” by Orca Security. It was later patched following responsible disclosure by Microsoft. “An attacker can create hidden instructions […]